Plattekill Conditions

[marcski]

Great opening day at Plattekill. First I thought it would be a zoo after the morning waiting in line to get ticket, but it was sorted out quickly. Did plattekill really need to limit number of people? I had runs almost for myself with couple of other people but haven’t seen more than 3 ppl on the same run.

The trails at Plattekill rarely ever get crowded even when it is jammed packed with cars down the road. I'd imagine it has to do with limited crowds for the space of the lodge.

 

[Belaña]

The trails at Plattekill rarely ever get crowded even when it is jammed packed with cars down the road. I'd imagine it has to do with limited crowds for the space of the lodge.

Yea i go to Plattekill normally and it seemed less people than ever . Didn’t mind ! Fireplaces in and out , some resorts didn’t have that !!

 

[Harvey]

Spoke to Laz, nothing was permanently damaged on the hill. They retained enough snow on Face, the S and Learning Center to ski with some grooming. Still too humid/warm to blow, they will start blowing tomorrow. Also when the water is muddy (from the runoff) blowing is difficult.

They will likely reopen on Sunday.

 

[Harvey]

I heard from Laz by text this am while I was "sleeping."

"4 uphill skiers almost run over by groomers at 6am."

Then he asked my to put this out there:

"We have a no uphill policy in the morning, and daytime uphill is only for ticketed skiers and only on trails not open to downhill skiers."

I will try to get more clarity. He's going to put signs in the parking lot, I will push him for a dedicated page on the website.

 

[Brownski]

It’s there. It has been a long time since they were officially wide open to uphill. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Policies | Plattekill Mountain

www.plattekill.com

 

[Harvey]

I believe until a few hours ago it was combined with a lot of other info on this page:

About Us | Plattekill Mountain

Family-owned and operated Plattekill offers skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing fun in New York's Catskill Mountains.

www.plattekill.com

The separate page should change this:

 

[Harvey]

FWIW this morning's incident really freaked Macker out. Sounded like he was both scared and pissed.

The guy really busts his butt keeping all the equipment going. His greatest joy is driving that groomer.

 

[Ripitz]

That really sucks. I don’t know him personally but you can tell from the Snowfarmer short how much pride he takes in his work. I hope the newly posted policy keeps these incidences from happening and that they ultimately see the benefits of being open to uphillers

 

[Harvey]

Laz sees Macker as an irreplaceable part of Plattekill.

When Macker is upset (I never seen it in the 13 years I've been skiing there) he's going to do whatever it takes to fix it.

I spoken to Laz about uphilling a few times. He just doesn't see the upside.

The people that keep Plattekill in business are families from Westchester, Rockland etc who are all in. Season passes, lessons and food. People who truly value what Plattekill offers.(I'm looking at you marski.) I don't think he sees the value in letting people climb and track up his snow.

Who here has uphilled Plattekill? Who has paid for it?

 

[Ripitz]

Well that double sucks. I’ve always enjoyed skiing there and have always paid for it. I’ve never uphilled there but I sure would like to and would pay for that too.